They had set a term to the contract.

他们已给合同定了期限。

Families sought favourable alliances, either by marriage or contract.

各个家庭通过婚姻或者婚约来建立有力的亲缘关系。

Several companies will bid for the contract.

数家公司要投标争取合约。

He managed to disengage himself from the contract.

他成功地为自己解除了契约义务。

The heat contracted the woollen garment.

高温让羊毛衣缩小了。

We'd like to contract in on this project,if possible.

如有可能，我们愿意签订合同参加这一计划。

It's an urgent business, we have no time for unnecessary consideration'u2014please contract your inspection period!

这是个紧急时间,我们没时间做多余的考虑了——请缩短你的审查期！

She has contracted a severe fever.

她感染上了严重的热病。

He has contracted the habit of talking to himself.

他养成了自言自语的习惯。

'u2018I will 'u2019 and 'u2018I shall 'u2019 are usually contracted to 'u2018I'll 'u2019 (= made shorter) .

I will和I shall通常缩约为I 'll。

They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) .

他们被指控违约。

to take out a contract on sb

获得杀害某人的协议

Glass contracts as it cools.

玻璃遇冷收缩。

a contracting market

萎缩的市场

The heart muscles contract to expel the blood.

心脏肌肉收缩以挤压出血液。

a contract of employment

雇用合同

a research contract

从事研究的合同

a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)

合同工

I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.

我签订的三年期合同已于上周期满。

Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.

根据合同的条款，这项工作本应于昨天完成。

She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.

她已签约为一家大的美国计算机公司工作。

The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed) .

此报价已获接受，尚需以签约为准。

These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.

这些条款构成买卖双方所签合同的一部分。

to enter into'/make'/sign a contract with the supplier

与供应商签订合同

a contract for the supply of vehicles

车辆供应合约

to win'/be awarded a contract to build a new school

获得承建一所新学校的合同

The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building...

这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同，参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。

He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of 150,000.

他签下了一份为期7年的合同，年薪为15万美元。

You can contract with us to deliver your cargo...

你可以跟我们签订送货合同。

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan.

波士顿美术博物馆已经签订合同，将其部分藏品租借给日本一家博物馆。

Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts...

血液在心脏收缩的时候从心脏流出。

New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.

新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。

The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month.

10月，制造业经济已经连续第6个月出现萎缩状况。

He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion...

他因为输血而感染了艾滋病。

Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women.

卵巢癌是女性常患的第六大癌症。

She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman.

她和一个英国退役军人正式订婚了。

The convictions resulted in the local crime bosses putting a contract on him...

这些判罪导致当地犯罪团伙的老大们要雇凶杀他。

The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life.

警察建议她离开这个城市，因为有人雇杀手杀她。

The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.

导演想要当时签约于华纳兄弟娱乐公司旗下的奥利维娅·德哈维兰出演。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Earthworms can contract.
   蚯蚓能缩小。
2. Metal contracts as it becomes cool.
   金属冷却时体积缩小。
3. Bad habits are easy to contract.
   坏习惯是很容易养成的。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. They've contracted an agreement.
   他们缔结了一项协议。
2. The two business contracted a merger.
   这两家公司签约合并为一家。
3. She contracted debts of 1000 yuan .
   她负债一千元。
4. He contracted huge debts by rash spending.
   他由于乱花钱而背上沉重的债务。
5. His hoarseness and coughing showed that he had contracted a cold.
   他嗓音嘶哑又咳嗽,这表明他患了感冒。
6. My son's contracted a severe fever.
   我的儿子已患病,严重高烧。
7. When you bend your elbow, you contract the muscles of the arm.
   你屈肘时,手臂的肌肉收缩。
8. By moving into smaller quarters he hoped shortly to contract his expenses.
   他搬进了较小的住房,希望不久就会紧缩自己的开销。

S+～+to- v

1. They have contracted to build a railway across Africa.
   他们已立约承建一条穿越非洲的铁路。

1. Once you have reached formal agreement, you should enter into a contract with the other party.
   你一旦达成正式协议,就应该和对方签订合同。
2. How long ago did you sign the contract?
   你多久以前签的合同?
3. We can ill afford to lose this contract.
   我们承受不起失去这份合同所带来的损失。

contract for (v.+prep.)

承建; 承包,承办 offer one's price for making or supplying (sth)
contract for sth

The builders have contracted for three bridges this year.

今年这些建筑工人已经承包了三座新桥梁。

contract in (v.+adv.)

承诺参加 promise officially to take part in (an activity)
contract in

How many of the companies have contracted in so far?

到目前为止已有多少公司承诺加入呢?

contract out (v.+adv.)

拒绝参加 refuse to join (in an agreement, etc.)
contract out

I don't want to be associated with your scheme; I'm contracting out.

我不想参与你们的计划; 我要退出。

contract sth ⇔ out

The city council has already contracted out the work on the new road.

市政会已把这条新路的铺设工作包出去了。

contract out of sth

Workers are permitted to contract out of the latest old-age insurance plan.

允许工人们不参加最近的老年保险计划。

contract to (v.+prep.)

缩写成 abbreviate (sth) into (sth)
contract sth to sth

In conversational English “is not” often contracts to “isn't”.

英语口语中 is not 常缩写为 isn't 。

“I am” is often contracted to “I'm”. I am

常缩写成 I'm 。

contract with (v.+prep.)

与(某人或某公司)签订合同 make an agreement in law with (sb or a firm)
contract sth with sb

The woman claims that she contracted a form of marriage with the prisoner, who already has a wife.

这位妇女声称她与这个囚犯曾订立婚约,但他已经有了妻子。

She had contracted an alliance with a wealthy man of rank.

她和一位有身份的富人联姻。

contract with sth

The city council has contracted with White Company for the new building.

市议会已与怀特公司就建造新楼一事签了合同。

They contracted with that factory for ten lathes.

他们和那家工厂立约购买10台车床。

Our shop contracted with a clothing firm to buy 100 coats a week.

我们商店和一家服装公司签订合同,每周从那里买一百件外套。

～+名词

• contract%20one%27s%20body">contract one's body缩作一团
• contract%20the%20book">contract the book约稿
• contract%20one%27s%20brows">contract one's brows皱眉头
• contract%20a%20project">contract a project承包工程

～+副词

• contract%20advantageously">contract advantageously有利地承包
• contract%20legally">contract legally合法承包
• contract%20physically">contract physically自然地订立合约
• contract%20solemnly">contract solemnly严肃地缔结
• contract%20out">contract out立即把工作等包出,退出合同、协议等

～+介词

• contract%20for">contract for订契约,承包,承建
• contract%20for%20a%20house">contract for a house承包盖房屋
• contract%20out%20of">contract out of订约使自己不受…的约束,退出合同
• contract%20out%20of%20an%20agreement">contract out of an agreement订明不受契约限制
• contract%20to%20sb">contract to sb许配给某人
• contract%20with">contract with与…立约
• contract%20with%20a%20factory%20for%20machines">contract with a factory for machines向某厂订购机器

动词+～

• contract">break a contract撕毁契约
• contract">complete a contract合同执行完毕
• contract">dissolve a contract解除合同
• contract">write a contract起草合同

形容词+～

• contract">certain contract确定的契约
• contract">simple contract口头契约
• contract">void contract无效契约

名词+～

• contract">agency contract代理合同
• contract">marriage contract婚约
• contract">insurance contract保险契约

～+名词

• contract%20party">contract party签合同的一方

介词+～

• contract">by contract根据合同
• contract">law of contract合同法
• contract">parties to a contract契约的双方
• contract">under contract根据合同

～+介词

• contract%20for%E2%80%A6">contract for…的契约
• contract%20of%20sales">contract of sales买卖合同
• contract%20with">contract with与…的契约

• She wondered if having failed in one marriage she should hastily contract another.

  出自：I. Murdoch

Quality Control-(品管)

A：We're having some quality-control problems, Jim. We need to go to the source to work them out.
吉姆，我们有一些品管的问题。我们必须找出问题根源并设法解决。

contract

B：What problems are you having, exactly?
你们究竟有什么问题？

A：The complaint rate for our new product line is very high, almost seven percent.
我们新产品的抱怨率非常高，几乎高达百分之七。

B：That's high.
的确很高。

contract的近义词

A：Yes. We keep finding problems when testing the boards.
没错。我们测试声卡时一直发现问题。

B：But your promotional materials claim the boards are the least expensive of their type on the market.
可是你们的促销材料要求这种声卡必须是市场上同类型产品中最便宜的。

A：The least expensive, but still fully functional. And we think that your factory needs to take measures to improve quality control.
是要最便宜，但仍要有完备的功能。我们认为你们工厂需要采取措施来改善品管。

contract的翻译

B：That will involve additional expenses for us, which we'll have to pass on to you as a rate hike.
那意味我们会有额外的开销，而我们会把价格增加部分转嫁到你们身上。

A：I'm afraid that's unacceptable. Yourcontract says that you will deliver a product with a reject rate of less than five percent.
恐怕我们无法接受。你们的合约上说你们会以低于百分之五的瑕疵率交货。

B：Well, I'll tell you what, Mike. I'll review thecontract and talk with management. Then we'll get together and hash this out.
嗯，莱斯特我跟你说，我会再看一遍合约，并和管理部门讨论。然后我们会一起讨论解决这个问题。

商务英语

A：Good morning, Mr. Smith. I brought thecontract you are been looking for.Please go over the draft of thecontract.
上午好，斯密司先生。我带来了你要等待的合同。请再看一下草案吧。

contract是什么意思

B：OK. Sit down, please. What would you like, Chinese tea or coffee?
好的，请坐。你想喝点什么，中国茶还是咖啡？

A：Thank you. I'd very much like to have a cup of Chinese tea.
我想来杯中国茶，谢谢你。

B：Here you are.
茶给你。

A：Finished?
看完了吗？

B：Yes. I have one question about clause 8.Are these the terms that we agreed on?
看完了。关于第八条款，我有个疑问。这些是我们同意的条件吗？

A：OK. Let's have a look at it.
好，让我们来看看。

contract的意思

B：10 percent down and the balance at the time of shipment?That's what I mean.
百分之十付现款，余额在装运时付清吗？我就是指的这个。

contract的意思

A：Yes, I think that's what we stipulated.
对呀，我想那是我们所订定的。

B：I'll need a few minutes to check over my notes again.
我再需要几分钟来核对一下我的笔记。

A：Right?
对吗？

B：Yes, it is right.
对，是正确的。

A：Good. Can we sign them right away?
好的。我们现在可以签合同了吗？

B：Of course.S Hand me the pen.
当然可以。请把笔给我。

A：Here you are.
给你。

contract的近义词

B：Where shall I put my signature?
我签在哪儿呀？

A：Here, on the last page.We'll sign two originals, each in the Chinese and English language.Both are equally effective.
这儿，在最后一页。我们将要用中文和英文分别签署两份原件。两者都有效。

B：OK. Is that all?
好的。就这样完了吗？

A：No. Will you also initial this change on page 2, please?
不，请你也在第二页变更处签姓名的一个字母好吗？

B：I'm glad our negotiation has come to a successful conclusion.
我很高兴这次洽谈圆满成功。

A：I hope this will lead to further business between us.
我希望这次交易将使我们之间的贸易能得到进一步发展。

B：All we have to do now is shake hands.
现在我们所该做的只是握手了。

A：OK, and go out and have a drink to congratulate ourselves.
对，再出去喝一杯以示庆祝。

B：That's a great idea.
真是个好主意。